Lighten up those summer meals

1:27 PM,
Jul. 11, 2013

Written by

Kara Kimbrough col sig

With its regular cookouts and unquenchable desire for homemade ice cream, summer is full of dietary minefields. And the food-laden holidays extending from Memorial to Labor Day don't help. After feasting last week on barbecued ribs, hamburgers, potato salad, homemade ice cream and other fattening Fourth of July fare, it's time to cut back. I didn't use the D word due to three dismal diet-related conversations with friends.

First, a friend vented about the 30 pounds she'd gained since beginning a new relationship. Dates with her now-ex boyfriend consisted of regular visits to ...